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Hopeless4life: Why thank you, I liked it myself. Hope you like this chapter!

Black's Phoenix: Thanks, yes, he does get his stubbornnes from Qui-Gon, and probably picked it up from Anakin. Hope you like this chapter!

Adame shmi Skywalker Vader: Thank you SO much for your review! No, sadly, I didn't get a chance to listen to 'The Island' commentary, cause we only rented the movie, and I wanted to see over and over again. I want to see 'Down with Love', I want to see almost ANYTHING with Ewan in it, I mean, he's da BOMB! Ewan IS Obi-Wan Kenobi, no one else could have played it like him. Yeah, Serena is kinda like Scarlett, but I pictured someone else to be her, like my fav actress, Jessica Alba. She is who I wanted Serena to be, after all, she is the Invisible Girl! But the white suit would be really cool. Maybe I'll put that in there... I'm happy you like how I'm putting a lot of Ewan's personality in the story, I mean, let's face it, Obi-Wan needs to have a girl. How can he NOT? Yes, I know exactly what you mean. Thank you!

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Ooh, I saw the trailer for X-Men 3! WARNING: SOME SPOILERS MAY OCCUR! BUT IF THE MOVIE'S NOT LIKE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY WHEN YOU SEE IT, DON'T SUE ME! THIS IS WHAT I SAW! Ok,I think Jean's gonna be bad.. and Magneto's got TONS of mutants on his side. There's lots of blowing up, Scott looked like he had totally lost it.. and Storm and Logan were just trying to sort everything out. It looked like a mess. But I hope it's good, but it's not by the same director. NEW DIRECTOR, IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT GOOD, I'M SUEING YOU! Nah, just kidding. Maybe...

Chapter... gosh darn it, I forgot. I always do that. I'm too lazy to go and see which one it is. SO SUE ME!

Meanwhile, as Obi-Wan and Serena were in the cell, the Naboo Starship headed toward the rings of Geonosis. Anakin piloted the starship close to the ground, weaving around towering rock formations.

"See those columns of steam straight ahead?" Padme said. "They're exhaust vents of some type."

Anakin nodded. "That'll do," he replied. He piloted the craft straight down into a column, flying through the steam, and landing at the bottom, and they prepared to leave the starship.

"Look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead," Padme said, "I'm not interested in getting into a war here. As a member of the Senate, maybe I can find a diplomatic solution to this mess." She pulled her white cloak on and walked towards the door.

"Don't worry," Anakin replied. "I've given up trying to argue with you." And followed her out of the ship.

Artoo whistled a plaintive sigh.

"My obtuse little friend, If they had needed our help, they would have asked for it, hm?" Threepio said. "You obviously have a great deal to learn about human behavior."

Anakin and Padme entered the stalagmite city. They stopped, looking around in wonder at the emptiness. This is weird, Padme thought to herself.

I agree, Anakin replied, startling her.

How much do you read my thoughts? she asked, a bit annoyed.

He mentally shrugged. Not that often. Padme eyed him suspiciously, but gave him a sideways grin.

Artoo stood in front of Threepio, who was fussing about. "For a mechanic, you seem to do an excessive amount of thinking."

Artoo beeped again, much to the annoyance of Threepio. "I'm programmed to understand humans!" he replied angrily.

Artoo beeped a question.

"What does that mean? That means I am in charge here!" Threepio answered.

Artoo, stubborn, trundled out of the starship and down the landing ramp. Threepio followed him out of the ship. "Wait! Where are you going? Don't you have any sense at all?" he cried. "Oh, idiot!"

Artoo made a rude noise.

"How rude! Please wait! Do you know where you're going?" Threepio asked frantically, waving his arms.

Artoo bleeped at Threepio.

Anakin and Padme started forward. As they passed, the surface of the pillars seemed to pulse slowly and move. High above, winged creatures grew from the pillars and detached themselves.

The two of them stopped, and Anakin put out a hand towards Padme. "Wait," he said, and turned as one of the winged creatures attacked him. Lightsaber blazing, he cut down three creatures as Padme ran through a far doorway. He reached Padme, and they both stood on the edge of a short walkway extending over a deep crevasse. The door behind them closed, stranding the two. The walkway retracted and Padme slipped and then fell down onto a conveyor belt leading into the droid factory.

"Padmé!" Anakin cried, reaching out. He jumped down and slashed more winged creatures while attempting to reach Padme, who made her way across stamping machines and welders as Anakin followed, beating back winged creatures.

Threepio and Artoo stopped at the small walkway. "Oh my goodness!" Threepio cried, looking around. "Shut me down! Machines creating machines. How perverse!"

Artoo bleeped. "Calm down," Threepio continued. "What are you talking about? I'm not in your way!"

Artoo pushed Threepio off the small ledge and onto a flying Conveyor Droid. Flailing, Threepio fell from the droid and onto the conveyor belt below. Artoo used his rocket jets to fly up and into the factory.

"Help!" Threepio cried helplessly.

Anakin continued to work his way toward Padme, lightsaber flashing, winged creatures attacking from all directions.

Padme wrestled with one creature and was thrown into a large empty vat moving down the assembly line. Mechanized arms carried the vat to a position where molten metal would be poured into it. Padme struggles to find handholds for escape, but was unsuccessful. Oh, this is just GREAT! Good going, Padme! Hey Anakin! Anakin? Are you there?. . . . Darn it, I guess not. Shoot. This officially rots.

Artoo flew toward her as she was thinking, and Threepio was carried down the assembly line. He stand, only to find his head sliced from his body. His head landed in a line of Battle Droid heads and was welded to a Battle Droid body. "How ugly! Why would one build such unattractive droids?" he chastised. His headless body continued down the assembly line,
sandwiched between Battle Droids. A Battle Droid head was then welded on his body. "I'm so confused," he moaned.

Meanwhile, Anakin continued to battle creatures. He tripped on the assembly line and his right arm became locked into a molding device. He came close to the cutting machine, furious at himself for being so clumsy.

As Padme continued her struggle to escape the vat, Artoo found the computer port controlling the vats and programs Padme's to dump her onto a walkway, just before the molten metal was poured into it.

Anakin ignited his lightsaber in an attempt to free his arm as the cutter approached. He maneuvered his body away from the cutter, but it slammed down and cut his lightsaber in half. He was finally able to get his arm out, but when he moved to ignite his lightsaber, it didn't work. He groaned. "Oh man," he said. "Obi-Wan's gonna kill me."

Padme was surrounded by winged creatures and taken prisoner; and Anakin was surrounded by Droidekas. Jango Fett dropped down, blaster in hand. "Don't move, Jedi!" he warned, and Anakin glared at him.

They were taken to see Count Dooku, who sat at a large conference table, with them on the far side. Anakin stood behind her with four Geonosian guards standing behind him. Jango Fett, helmet on, stood behind Count Dooku, and six Geonosian guards stood behind him.

"You are holding two Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and my cousin, Serena Naberrie," Padme said. "I am formally requesting you turn them over to me, now."

"They have been convicted of espionage, Senator, and will be executed," Dooku replied. "In just a few hours, I believe." He smiled.

Padme had a notion to wring his neck, and Anakin fought back the urge to laugh as he read her mind. "They are officers of the Republic," she snapped angrily. "You can't do that."

"We don't recognize the Republic here, Senator," Dooku reminded her. "But if Naboo were to join our Alliance, I could easily hear your plea for clemency."

"And if I don't join your rebellion, I assume this Jedi with me will also die?" Padme said, raising an eyebrow.

Dooku sighed. "I don't wish to make you to join our cause against your will, Senator, but you are a rational, honest representative of your people and I assume you want to do what's in their best interest. Aren't they fed up with the corruption, the bureaucrats, the hypocrisy of it all? Aren't you? Be honest, Senator."

"The ideals are still alive, Count, even if the institution is failing."

Dooku smirked. "You believe in the same ideals we believe in! The same ideals we are striving to make prominent," he said.

Padme cocked her head. "If what you say is true, you should stay in the Republic and help Chancellor Palpatine put things right," she replied.

"The Chancellor means well, M'Lady, but he is incompetent," Dooku responded. "He has promised to cut the bureaucracy, but the bureaucrats are stronger than ever, no? The Republic cannot be fixed, M'Lady. It is time to start over. The democratic process in the Republic is a sham, no? A shell game played on the voters. The time will come when that cult of greed, called the Republic, will lose even the pretext of democracy and freedom."

Padme stared at him. "I cannot believe that," she growled. "I know of your treaties with the Trade Federation, the Commerce Guilds, and the others, Count. What is happening here is not government that has been bought out by business... it's business becoming government! I will not forsake all I have honored and worked for and betray the Republic."

GO PADME! Anakin cheered. Padme glanced at him.

"Then you will betray your Jedi friends?" Dooku asked. "Without your cooperation I can do nothing to stop their execution."

Padme looked at him. "And what about me?" she said. "Am I to be executed also?"

"I wouldn't think of such an offense," Dooku replied, seemingly offended. "But, there are individuals who have a strong interest in your demise, M'Lady. It has nothing to do with politics, I'm afraid. It's purely personal, and they have already paid great sums to have you assassinated. I'm sure they will push hard to have you included in the executions. I'm sorry but if you are not going to cooperate, I must turn you over to the Geonosians for justice. Without your cooperation, I've done all I can for you."

I'm sure you have, Padme thought angrily.

"Take them away," Jango ordered harshly.

Sorry that there wasn't much of Serena and Obi-Wan in there, but I promise there will be in the next chapter. Thanks, and please be sure to review! If not... then I'll... uh... darn it, there's nothing I can do. Oh well. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Oh, and by the way, I would not recommend going to see King Kong.. it SO should have been rated R, very disturbing, terryifying, and creepy. It was awful, and I hated it. But if you already saw it and liked it, well, I'm happy for you. Just to let everyone in on the know! But this is purely my opinion.